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so i just went out there to start it and now its cycling and not overheating. i think the water froze in the bottom hose and wasnt allowing it to cycle. and last night when i put antifreeze in it it must have melted that ice and now its cycling thats the only thing i can think of tho.

thanks for the replies guys youve been a big help. its cold again this morning I'm gonna go fire it off and time how long it takes to get hot. i was told if its a blown head gasket i should see bubbles/air pockets coming up through the radiator. would you agree with this?

ya i know she needs a flush. i don't mean to sound like an idiot I'm actually very knowledgable with cars but i get paranoid evrytime its my vehicle having the issue lol. I'm thinking its a water pump cuz yesterday she was purring like a kitten and i didnt romp on it or anything. now shes overheating. I'm thinking it got too cold last night and this morning when i started it maybe it sheared the water pump?

oil seems fine. so i just went out to put antifreeze in it so i don't mess up the block over night. i put probably 2 cups of straight antifreeze in the radiator to fill it up. started it and it wasnt cycling well. the water was brown-ish and i ran it till it started getting hot and there was still plenty green that i could see so i don't think its cycling what do u guys think?

i was afraid of hearing that. while at work today it took bout 10-15 min for it to start boiling. do u think i should replace water pump first or rip of the head?

ok so 88 mj 2.5l. overheated a month ago changed thermostat and she has been doin fine. i have a small leak from my radiator and i don't make much money so ive been adding water. about a week ago was the last time i added water. this morning it started snowing so its pretty cold started the truckshe was doing fine let her warm up drove 3 miles and she started overheating. so i pulled the thermostat on the side of the road. hooked evrything back up and drove to work bout another 2 miles and she was boiling over when i got there. had to be towed home tonight because she just keeps overheating. i popped the cap off and rann it and it seems to be cycling water......please tell me this isnt a blown head gasket. I'm in need of help I'm beginning to lose my passion for the mj

195 is oe recommended temp. drilling a hole is totally fine to do. most thermostats now days don't come with that "jiggle valve" anymore. not sure why.... i recently replaced mine as well in my 2.5 and it is doin great

thanks again guys for the replies. here's the latest. went out next morning was cranking it over no fire. i moved a bunch of wires around including cps wires. pulled plug #1 grounded it out the see if i was getting spark and she ran on 3 cylinders. put the plug back in had a rough start but then ran great and she hasnt skipped a beat last 2 days.....

i really appreciate the feedback guys. i wonder if theres a way to test my sensors with a multimeter. does anyone have the specs on resistance and stuff through all those sensors? also i work at oreilly auto parts and i did just put borg warner on for my cap and rotor.

she just got cap rotor plugs wires about 2 months ago. low miles on them. fuel pump sounds to be working. no work has been done on timing chain and i don't think she jumped teeth. bout 206,000 on motor. I'm wonderin maybe distributor pickup or distributor itself. could the ignitor/ignition control module cause this? i don't think its a fuel problem i don't think that would be the cause of it popping back through the intake.

so my 88 comanche daily driver has been doing great but lately ive had some random misfiring issues. mainly when it was cold. today i pulled out into traffic and when accelerating in 2nd gear just dies. i restarted idled up then choked out and died again. this happened 3 or 4 times. now when i crank it over all it is doing is sputtering and popping back through intake. plz help my poor truck

i also have the ax-4 tranny I'm my mj with the 2.5. when i changed the slave cylinder (about 3 weeks ago) i drained the gear oil and put new gl-5 in it. (i work for an auto parts store and thats what the computers and books recommend) my tranny still whines really bad. it did before and its still doin it now. however i had no metal shavings in the oil....

I would assume waiting because u wouldnt want to put strain on your motor before it breaks in. rings and lifters need to seat up right

yea that makes sense. and what supercharger do u plan to use?

I'm pretty certain they make a rubber type gromet which may solve that problem. kinda like the gromet u would use for a pcv valve. this way it wouldnt look ghetto. just a thought!